Just a few days before President Donald Trump hits his symbolic 100-day benchmark in office, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unveiled a new office to serve victims of criminal acts committed by immigrants. Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times The Trump administration fired an opening salvo in its promised crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities Friday, asking nine jurisdictions for proof that they are cooperating with immigration enforcement, and warning they are at risk of losing federal grants. The Justice Department sent the letters to the California Board of State and Community … Continue reading →

Karla E, 24, Chino, CA, Born in Mexico Anthropologist and activist, I am on a mission: to teach until I can earn enough money for grad school where I will study forensic anthropology. But I’m not just focused on my own future, but on the future of all the Undocumented. Unlike my parents who keep … Continue reading →

Jossie C, 21, Los Angeles, Born in Guatemala What I remember most about the 2500-mile journey my grandma and I made from Guatemala to the Mexican border was being afraid – afraid of the authorities, scared of the “coyotes” who were paid to get us into the States and terrified of being separated. I was … Continue reading →

Maria C, 32, Los Angeles, CA, Born in Nayarit, Mexico My 1,500-mile journey to the U.S., the place I now call home began when I was only four. My father was already living in the States and, after years of painful separation, my parents decided it was best for the family to be together. My … Continue reading →

“Until DACA, I didn’t have the necessary papers to drive, to work, get an education or establish credit. This was no way to live, not with all the things I wanted to accomplish.” Moises O, 30, Lakeland, FL, Born in Jalisco, Mexico I believe I’m living the American Dream having just opened my own Mexican-American … Continue reading →

What is the nation being led to believe? Even if all immigrants aren’t criminals, they steal from the system, living off welfare and other government handouts. This is just another good reason for sending them back so we can take care of our own. The entire concept of a generous, caring nation filled with opportunity … Continue reading →

Sometimes it seems there is no right kind of immigrant, that many in this country would just as soon build walls of fear and hatred rather than bridges of shared visions. Does the “right kind” mean uniquely skilled or well-heeled or does it really mean white European? Will Mexican immigrants continue to be singled out … Continue reading →